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  Re: Patch to allow native functions in DLLs?  
From: clipka
Date: 27 Sep 2015 14:35:46
Message: <56083702$1@news.povray.org>
Am 27.09.2015 um 18:25 schrieb Chris Cason:

> That aside, it's one thing to load a native function from an external
> DLL but another thing entirely to hook it into the rendering chain in
> a coherent manner: there would need to be some sort of specification
> (either in script, or built into the DLL) that defines how/where each
> entry point within it gets hooked in. This isn't an issue for code you
> insert directly into the source, of course.

Given that I've abstracted away most all of the function VM out of the
core by now, it might be comparatively easy. Presuming the OP starts
with the most recent source code of course, and knows how to link in
DLLs at run-time.


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